China & World Economy

Volume 21 Number 3 May–June 2013

Special Issue: China’s Economic Transition and Human Capital Challenge
Guest Editors: Linxiu Zhang, Scott Rozelle

Guest Editors’ Words 1

China’s Labor Transition and the Future of China’s Rural Wages and Employment
Qiang Li, JikunHuang, Renfu Luo, Chengfang Liu 4

Neglected Rural Public Health Issue: The Case of Intestinal Roundworms
Linxiu Zhang, Yingping Cai, Xiaobing Wang,
Xiaochen Ma, AlexisMedina, D. Scott Smith, Scott Rozelle 25

Meeting the Health-care Needs of the Rural Elderly:
The Unique Role of Village Doctors
Kimberly Singer Babiarz, Hongmei Yi, Renfu Luo 44

Roots of Tomorrow’s Digital Divide: Documenting Computer Use and Internet
Access in China’s Elementary Schools Today
Yihua Yang, Xiao Hu, Qinghe Qu, Fang Lai,
Yaojiang Shi, Matthew Boswell, Scott Rozelle 61

Impact of a Senior High School Tuition Relief Program on
Poor Junior High School Students in Rural China
Xinxin Chen, Yaojiang Shi, Di Mo, James Chu,
Prashant Loyalka, Scott Rozelle 80

How Are Secondary Vocational Schools in China Measuring
up to Government Benchmarks?
Hongmei Yi, Linxiu Zhang, Chengfang Liu, James Chu,
Prashant Loyalka,May Maani, Jianguo Wei 98

Statistical Data
Changes in China’s Main Economic Indicators 121
The Latest Statistics for Imports and Exports 123